diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
index 056ff7ea2ced..5cfe0af48535 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/axes/_base.py
@@ -1028,13 +1028,6 @@ def _update_transScale(self):
         self.transScale.set(
             mtransforms.blended_transform_factory(
                 self.xaxis.get_transform(), self.yaxis.get_transform()))
-        for line in getattr(self, "_children", []):  # Not set during init.
-            if not isinstance(line, mlines.Line2D):
-                continue
-            try:
-                line._transformed_path.invalidate()
-            except AttributeError:
-                pass
 
     def get_position(self, original=False):
         """